"I've done a lot of acting. I'm not saying I'm the greatest, but I'd love to act, I'd love to sing."

“If you don't like music, there is something wrong with your face”

“Staying enthused about finding things; discovering new beauty in the world that can translate into music. That's the most precious sort of resource. You have to pull stuff from outside of the musical realm. Whatever muscle it is that it takes to listen to music and stay focused, in me, is really strong.”

“Lying, stealing, and cheating are commonplace.”

“I do think I've learned, in the ensuing years, how to be a more effective bandleader. And maybe, just maybe, we're a little better on our instruments.”

Source : "The Only Late is Never". Interview with Marc Masters, Grayson Currin, pitchfork.com. November 12, 2010.

“Effort is admirable. Achievement is valuable.”

“Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He's gonna fight and he's gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.”

“A pauper in the midst of wealth.”

“I've realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful”

Source : Lily Collins (2017). “Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me”, p.15, Random House